Personal care composition containing pyrithione and polymyxin

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to personal care compositions, and, more specifically, to a composition comprising a pyrithione salt or acid, polymyxin antibiotic, and a suitable carrier. The pyrithione plus the polymyxin provide antimicrobial efficacy to the personal care composition. The personal care composition is useful in a variety of dermatological items, such as soaps, shampoos, and skin care medicaments.

This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/974,031 filed Nov. 10, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,360,788.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains generally to personal care compositions, and, more specifically, to a composition comprising a pyrithione salt or acid, polymyxin, and a suitable carrier. The pyrithione plus the polymyxin provide antimicrobial efficacy to the personal care composition.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Pyrithione salts, such as zinc and sodium pyrithione which are commercially available under Olin Corporation's registered trademark Omadineu, are known to have broad antibacterial and antifungal activity. Pyrithione salts have been disclosed for use in personal care items, as illustrated by the disclosures of U.S. Pat. No. 5,015,632 describing the use of chitosan pyrithione as an antimicrobial agent in such products.

Basic lipopeptides, such as polymyxin B, colistin (also called polymyxin E), and octapeptin are known in the art. The primary use of these antibiotics is to treat superficial infections, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,120,711. More specifically, the '711 patent discloses the use of antibiotics, such as polymyxin B, in combination with clotrimazole or chlorquinaldol in the preparation of synergistically active veterinary compositions useful for the treatment of mastitis and metritis. Unfortunately, these lipopeptides are much more expensive than might be desired for use in personal care products. Accordingly, new antimicrobial compositions that are efficacious yet not prohibitively expensive would be highly desired by the personal care products manufacturing community.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a personal care composition comprising a carrier and an antimicrobially effective amount of a combination of sodium pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate antibiotic wherein said sodium pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of sodium pyrithione to polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate of between 0.0005 and 16.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a personal care composition comprising a carrier and an antimicrobially effective amount of a combination of zinc pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate antibiotic wherein said zinc pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of zinc pyrithione to polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate of between 0.0005 and 8.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method of using the above antimicrobial combinations comprising incorporating the combinations into a personal care composition, preferably for use as a skin care medicament.

These and other aspects will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

It has now been surprisingly found in accordance with the present invention that a composition comprising a combination of pyrithione with a lipopeptide antibiotic, specifically polymyxin B or polymyxin E, provides synergistic biocidal effectiveness making the combination particularly useful in personal care compositions. As use herein, the term "synergistic antimicrobial effectiveness" means that the composition exhibits greater antimicrobial activity than the additive amounts of activity provided when each component of the combination is employed alone. The composition exhibits synergistic antimicrobial activity with respect to the growth of microorganisms, notably bacteria and fungi. The antimicrobial activity is provided during use of the combination, for example, in personal care items, such as shampoos and skin care medicaments.

The synergistic activity of the combination of polymyxin and pyrithione permit the use of substantially lower doses of each component than would otherwise be needed to provide an antimicrobially effective amount. This provides a substantial cost savings, particularly in view of the relatively high cost of polymyxin. The combination is suitably utilized as a cosmetic preservative or incorporated into ointments, coatings, or antiseptic scrubs for the treatment of bacterial and fungal skin, nail, and scalp infections, including ringworm, athlete's foot, and dandruff.

The pyrithione used in the process and composition of this invention is preferably a pyrithione salt, such as sodium pyrithione, zinc pyrithione, chitosan pyrithione, magnesium disulfide pyrithione, copper pyrithione, and the like, although pyrithione acid can be used if desired. More preferable pyrithione salts include sodium pyrithione, copper pyrithione, and zinc pyrithione, most preferably zinc pyrithione.

The lipopeptide useful in the present invention is suitably any such antibiotic, such as, for example, polymyxin B, polymyxin E (also referred to as colistin), octapeptin, combinations thereof, and the like. The preferred antibiotics are polymyxin B and E, which are preferably utilized in the present invention in the form of the sulfate or methanesulfonate salts. As used herein, the term "polymyxin", refers to polymyxin B or E and their antimicrobial derivatives such as the hydrochloride, sulfate, palmitate, methanesulfonate and oxalate salts. The anionic moieties of such salts do not substantially affect the synergistic antimicrobial activity of the compositions of the invention, and such salts can be employed advantageously therein.

The weight ratio of pyrithione to antibiotic employed in the compositions of the present invention is preferably between about 1:30 and about 650:1, more preferably between about 1:1 and about 100:1, for polymyxin B; and is preferably between 1:2000 and 16:1 for polymyxin E when employing sodium pyrithione and between 1:2000 and 8:1 when employing zinc pyrithione. The pyrithione and antibiotic are employed in a total amount sufficient to provide at least a microbiostatically effective concentration in the composition in which they are utilized. Preferably, the pyrithione and the antibiotic are each employed in the composition in an amount of between about 0.1 and about 1,000, more preferably between about 1 and about 1000 ppm for the pyrithione and between about 0.1 and about 100 ppm for the polymyxin.

Also present in the personal care compositions of the present invention is a suitable inert carrier, such as water, petrolatum jelly, mineral oil, lanolin, aloe, fatty acids such as steric acid, combinations thereof, and the like. The amount of carrier employed in the personal care composition can vary over a wide range of as low as 20 weight percent to as high as about 99 weight percent, preferably at least about 80 weight percent, more preferably at least about 90 weight percent, based upon the total weight of the composition, depending upon the specific application envisioned.

The novel compositions of the present invention are useful as disinfectants and preservatives, in a liquid or spreadable solid form, alone or in combination with an inert carrier such as water, liquid hydrocarbons, ethanol, isopropanol, or the like. They can be employed using conventional procedures to control bacteria and fungi in various substrates, and can be applied to bacterial or fungal organisms or their substrates in an antimicrobial amount by conventional procedures such as spraying, dipping, drenching impregnation, and the like.

EXAMPLE 1

Determinations of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC's) of the two compounds (pyrithione salts and/or polymyxin sulfate) in a nutrient broth (alone and in mixtures) were conducted to evaluate interactions. Stock solutions of pyrithione salts and/or polymyxin salts were diluted in Tryptic Soy Broth (Difco), and the dilutions were inoculated with an equal volume of bacterial culture (10⁶ /ml) or fungal spore suspension (10⁵ /ml) in Tryptic Soy Broth and incubated at 28° C. for 3-7 days. The highest dilution free of growth was determined to be the MIC, as given in Table 1 below.

The interactions of the antimicrobials were determined according to accepted procedures (M. C. Berenbaum Tables 1 and 2! and P. F. Dougherty "Microdilution Transfer Plate Technique for Determining In Vitro Synergy of Antimicrobial Agents", ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 225-228 (Feb. 1977, American Society for Microbiology) Tables 3 and 4!). The concentration of each agent in the combination that inhibits the organisms is expressed as a fraction of the concentration that causes the same effect when the same agent is tested alone (i.e., its fractional inhibitory concentration, FIC). If the sum of the FIC's is 1, the combination is additive in its antimicrobial effect; if the sum is <1, the combination is synergistic; and if the sum is >1, the combination is antagonistic. According to this criterion, mixtures of sodium pyrithione or zinc pyrithione and polymyxin B acted in synergism against most of the bacteria and fungi tested, resulting in 2-to 32-fold reductions in MIC's over a range of pyrithione to polymyxin B ratios of 1:30 to 650:1 (Tables 1 and 2). Mixtures of sodium or zinc pyrithione and polymyxin E also acted in synergism against most of the bacteria and fungi tested, resulting in 2-to 256-fold reductions in MIC's over a range of pyrithione to polymyxin E ratios of 1:2000 to 16:1 (Tables 3 and 4).

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________     SYNERGISM OF SODIUM PYRITHIONE (SP)                                            POLYMYXIN B (PB) MIXTURES                                                                                      Sum of                                                  Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (ppm).sup.a                                                          Fractional                                              Compound Used Alone   Mixture                                                                         Inhibitory                                     Organism.sup.b                                                                          SP   PB   SP  PB                                                                                  ##STR1##                                                                           Concentrations.sup.d                           __________________________________________________________________________     BACTERIA:                                                                      Pseudomonas                                                                             81.3 0.3  40.6                                                                               0.1 325-650                                                                             0.75                                           Stutzeri 135.5                                                                               10.7 6.7 1.2 3-10 0.16                                           Pseudomonas                                                                    fluorescens                                                                    Citrobacter                                                                             12.7 0.5  6.7 0.1 41-81                                                                               0.75                                           freundii                                                                       Pseudomonas                                                                             12.7 0.3  3.2 <0.1                                                                               650  0.52                                           oleovorans                                                                     Pseudomonas                                                                             23.7 <0.1 2.5 <0.1                                                                               650  0.52                                           rubescens                                                                      Alcaligens                                                                              30.5 1.4  9.3 0.5 5-41 0.87                                           faecalis                                                                       Pseudomonas                                                                             162.6                                                                               0.7  81.3                                                                               0.3 163-325                                                                             1.08                                           aeruginosa                                                                     Proteus  325.1                                                                               >2048.0                                                                             61.0                                                                               288.0                                                                              1/20-1                                                                              <0.33                                          mirabilis                                                                      FUNGI:                                                                         Candida  33.9 256.0                                                                               6.7 64.0                                                                               1/20-1/10                                                                           0.46                                           albicans                                                                       Trichophyton                                                                            20.3 32.0 8.5 26.7                                                                               1/10-1/3                                                                            1.25                                           mentagrophytes                                                                 Aspergillus                                                                             121.9                                                                               1536.0                                                                              40.6                                                                               256.0                                                                              1/10 0.57                                           niger                                                                          Penicillin                                                                              20.3 256.0                                                                               5.1 48.0                                                                               1/20-1/10                                                                           0.44                                           pinophilium                                                                    Aureobasidium                                                                           15.2 256.0                                                                               5.1 48.0                                                                               1/20-1/10                                                                           0.57                                           pullulans                                                                      Gliocladium                                                                             108.3                                                                               74.7 15.2                                                                               21.3                                                                               1/10-1                                                                              0.51                                           virens                                                                         Chaetomium                                                                              12.7 24.0 3.8 16.0                                                                               1/10-1/5                                                                            1.13                                           globosium                                                                      Fusarium solani                                                                         243.8                                                                               128.0                                                                               40.6                                                                               32.0                                                                               1    0.44                                           Fusarium sp.                                                                            243.8                                                                               128.0                                                                               40.6                                                                               32.0                                                                               1    0.44                                           Cephalosporium sp.                                                                      50.8 256.0                                                                               15.2                                                                               12.0                                                                               1    0.42                                           __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.a Compounds were serially diluted in Tryptic soy Broth (DIFCO),           inoculated and incubated at 28° C. Average of two to four               determinations. Active ingredients basis. PB 7610 units/mg.                    .sup.b Each dilution contained 10.sup.6 bacteria/ml of 10.sup.5 fungi/ml.      Bacteria were incubated 3 days and fungi were incubated 6-7 days.              .sup.c Ratio of Sodium pyrithione to Polymyxin B sulfate in mixture            .sup.d Criterion of synergism according to Bereabaum (1). Mixture is           synergistic if sum <1 (avg. of two to four determinations).              

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________     SYNERGISM OF ZINC PYRITHIONE (ZP)                                              POLYMYXIN B (PB) MIXTURES                                                                                      Sum of                                                  Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (ppm).sup.a                                                          Fractional                                              Compound Used Alone   Mixture                                                                         Inhibitory                                     Organism.sup.b                                                                          ZP   PB   ZP  PB                                                                                  ##STR2##                                                                           Concentrations.sup.d                           __________________________________________________________________________     BACTERIA:                                                                      Pseudomonas                                                                             4.0  0.3  4.0 <0.1                                                                               16-128                                                                              1.04                                           Stutzeri 106.7                                                                               6.7  4.7 0.4 8-16 0.11                                           Pseudomonas                                                                    fluorescens                                                                    Citrobacter                                                                             8.0  0.4  3.3 0.1 16-64                                                                               0.71                                           freundii                                                                       Pseudomonas                                                                             6.7  0.5  4.0 0.2 16-32                                                                               1.00                                           oleovorans                                                                     Pseudomonas                                                                             3.3  <0.1 3.3 <0.1                                                                               256  1.42                                           rubescens                                                                      Alcaligens                                                                              10.7 3.3  6.7 0.6 8-32 0.85                                           faecalis                                                                       Pseudomonas                                                                             288.0                                                                               1.0  112.0                                                                              0.5 128-256                                                                             1.19                                           aeruginosa                                                                     Proteus  4.0  >2048.0                                                                             2.0 64.0                                                                               1/32 <0.53                                          mirabilis                                                                      FUNGI:                                                                         Candida  8.0  341.3                                                                               4.0 74.7                                                                               1/32-1/8                                                                            0.75                                           albicans                                                                       Trichophyton                                                                            8.0  53.0 8.0 26.7                                                                               1/4-1/2                                                                             1.58                                           mentagrophytes                                                                 Aspergillus                                                                             32.0 1024.0                                                                              16.0                                                                               298.7                                                                              1/32-1/8                                                                            0.79                                           niger                                                                          Penicillin                                                                              16.0 128.0                                                                               4.0 32.0                                                                               1/8  0.50                                           pinophilium                                                                    Aureobasidium                                                                           8.0  288.0                                                                               4.0 80.0                                                                               1/32-1/16                                                                           0.84                                           pullulans                                                                      Gliocladium                                                                             80.0 64.0 24.0                                                                               20.0                                                                               1-2  0.69                                           virens                                                                         Chaetomium                                                                              67.0 85.3 13.3                                                                               37.3                                                                               1/8-1                                                                               0.75                                           globosium                                                                      Fusarium solani                                                                         64.0 85.3 13.3                                                                               37.3                                                                               1/8-1                                                                               1.00                                           Fusarium sp.                                                                            64.0 106.7                                                                               18.7                                                                               42.7                                                                               1/8-1                                                                               0.79                                           Cephalosporium sp.                                                                      16.0 170.7                                                                               4.0 42.7                                                                               1/16-1/8                                                                            0.54                                           __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.a Stock solutions of ZP in dimethylsulfoxide and PB in sterile water      were serially diluted in Tryptic Soy Broth (DIFCO), inoculated and             incubated at 28° C. Average of two to four determinations. Active       ingredient basis. PB 7730 units/mg.                                            .sup.b Each dilution contained 10.sup.6 bacteria/ml of 10.sup.5 fungi/ml.      Bacteria were incubated 6 days, and fungi were incubated 7 days.               .sup.c Ratio of ZP to PB sulfate in mixture                                    .sup.d Criterion of synergism according to Bereabaum (1). Mixture is           synergistic if sum <1 (Avg. of two to four determinations).              

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________     SYNERGISM OF SODIUM PYRITHIONE (SP)                                            POLYMYXIN E (PE) MIXTURES                                                                                      Sum of                                                Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (ppm).sup.a                                                            Fractional                                            Compound Used Alone                                                                       Mixture Range                                                                           SP/PE                                                                               Inhibitory                                     Organism.sup.b                                                                        SP   PE    SP  PE   Range.sup.c                                                                         Concentrations.sup.d                           __________________________________________________________________________     BACTERIA:                                                                      Pseudomonas                                                                           128  256   ≦1-32                                                                       4-128                                                                               ≦1/128-8                                                                     0.13-≦0.51                              fluorescens                                                                    Pseudomonas                                                                           128  16    32-64                                                                              4-8  4-16 0.75                                           aeruginosa                                                                     Proteus                                                                               512  >16,400                                                                              256 64-4096                                                                             1/16-4                                                                              <0.52-<0.75                                    mirabilis                                                                      FUNGI:                                                                         Candida                                                                               32   >8200 1-16                                                                               64-2048                                                                             1/2048-1/4                                                                          <0.16-<0.50                                    albicans                                                                       Trichophyton                                                                          32   64    16-32                                                                              4-32 1/2-8                                                                               1.06-1.25                                      mentagrophytes                                                                 __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.a Compounds were serially diluted in a "Checkerboard MIC Test" in         Tryptic soy Broth (DIFCO), inoculated and incubated at 28° C.           Concentrations are reported on an active ingredient basis. PE (Polymyxin       methanesulfonate, Na.sup.+, 14,310 units/mg.)                                  .sup.b Each dilution contained 10.sup.6 bacteria/ml of 10.sup.5 fungi/ml.      Bacterial and fungal tests were incubated 3 and 5 days, respectively.          .sup.c Ratio of sodium pyrithione to Polymyxin E methanesulfonate in           mixtures.                                                                      .sup.d Criterion of synergism according to Dougherty, et al. Mixture is        synergistic if sum of inhibitory concentrations is less than 1.0.        

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________     SYNERGISM OF ZINC PYRITHIONE (ZP)                                              POLYMYXIN E (PE) MIXTURES                                                                                      Sum of                                                Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (ppm).sup.a                                                            Fractional                                     Compound Used Alone                                                                              Mixture Range                                                                           ZP/PE                                                                               Inhibitory                                     Organism.sup.b                                                                        ZP   PE    ZP  PE   Range.sup.c                                                                         Concentrations.sup.d                           __________________________________________________________________________     BACTERIA:                                                                      Pseudomonas                                                                           64   256   ≦1-16                                                                       4-128                                                                               ≦1/128-4                                                                     ≦0.52-0.13                              fluorescens                                                                    Pseudomonas                                                                           128  16    16-32                                                                              4-8  2-8  0.50-0.63                                      aeruginosa                                                                     Proteus                                                                               8    >16,400                                                                              4   4096 1/1024                                                                              <0.75                                          mirabilis                                                                      FUNGI:                                                                         Candida                                                                               16   >8200 1-8 32-2048                                                                             1/2048-1/4                                                                          <0.25-<0.52                                    albicans                                                                       Trichophyton                                                                          16   64    8-16                                                                               4-32 1/4-4                                                                               0.75-1.13                                      mentagrophytes                                                                 __________________________________________________________________________      .sup.a Compounds were serially diluted in a "Checkerboard MIC Test" in         Tryptic soy Broth (DIFCO), inoculated and incubated at 28° C.           Concentrations are reported on an active ingredient basis. PE (Polymyxin       methanesulfonate, Na.sup.+, 14,310 units/mg.)                                  .sup.b Each dilution contained 10.sup.6 bacteria/ml of 10.sup.5 fungi/ml.      Bacterial and fungal tests were incubated 3 and 5 days, respectively.          .sup.c Ratio of sodium pyrithione to Polymyxin E methanesulfonate in           mixtures.                                                                      .sup.d Criterion of synergism according to Dougherty, et al. Mixture is        synergistic if sum of inhibitory concentrations is less than 1.0.        

Mixtures of pyrithiones and polymyxin may be employed as a medicament when incorporated into a suitable skin cream formulation. A typical mixture consists of 2.2% hydroxylated lanolin, 16.3% lanolin alcohol, 21.7% mineral oil, 16.3% microcrystalline wax (170°-175° F. m.p.), and 43.5% water. Mixtures of pyrithiones and polymyxin are added to the water phase (1 to 1000 ppm) which is heated to 65° C. and added with mixing to a 65° C. mixture of the remaining ingredients. The resulting mixture is cooled to 35° C. with mixing, homogenized, and packed.

While the invention has been described above with references to specific embodiments thereof, it is apparent that many changes, modifications and variations in the materials, arrangements of parts and steps can be made without departing from the inventive concept disclosed herein. Accordingly, the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims is intended to embrace all such changes, modifications and variations that may occur to one of skill in the art upon a reading of the disclosure. All patent applications, patents and other publications cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 

What is claimed is:
 1. A personal care composition comprising a carrier and an antimicrobially effective amount of a combination of sodium pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate antibiotic wherein said sodium pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of sodium pyrithione to polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate of between 0.0005 and
 16. 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said combination consists essentially of said pyrithione and said antibiotic.
 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said carrier is an inert carrier selected from the group consisting of water, petrolatum jelly, mineral oil, lanolin, aloe, fatty acids, and combinations thereof.
 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said pyrithione and said antibiotic are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of pyrithione to antibiotic of between 1:2000 and 16:1.
 5. A personal care composition comprising a carrier and an antimicrobially effective amount of a combination of zinc pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate antibiotic wherein said zinc pyrithione and polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of zinc pyrithione to polymyxin E methanesulfonate or sulfate of between 0.0005 and
 8. 6. The composition of claim 5 wherein said combination consists essentially of said pyrithione and said antibiotic.
 7. The composition of claim 5 wherein said carrier is an inert carrier selected from the group consisting of petrolatum jelly, mineral oil, lanolin, aloe, fatty acids, and combinations thereof.
 8. The composition of claim 5 wherein said pyrithione and said antibiotic are employed in said composition in a weight ratio of pyrithione to antibiotic of between 1:2000 and 8:1. 